So now that you’ve got all that land from the recent Plains Frontier sale or from May Mayhem– including a bunch of duplicates– You’re probably wondering what you can do with them…
What else? Smash them together to make even rarer land!
With the initial launch of Project Cerberus V1 (coming soon), all VOX landowners will have the ability to use this feature, merging and improving their collected land as they please.
For example, if you have 3 Common Plains, you can smash them together into 1 Uncommon Plains!
But you do need a piece of special VOXTech to achieve this.
The IsoCube
IsoCubes are what VOX use as a powersource. Need to run a teleporter? Use an Isocube. Power a starship? IsoCube. They are so powerful that they can help bind full parcels of land together and improve it! It is the purest form of a voxel cube in the universe.
There are different types of IsoCubes, from common ones that can be found in nature, to the super rare ones that can only be purchased from vendors, which are greatly coveted by all VOXkind.
Merge!
Ok, so you now have your IsoCube and your 3 identical parcels of land. What’s next?
Here’s a step-by-step:
Select 3 duplicate lands (same type, same rarity).
Add your IsoCube.
Hit the merge button and watch the planet-shaking creation magic happen!
The above image shows the merging of 3 Common Fantasy lands into an Uncommon Fantasy land. It includes all adjustments in terms of what resources can be collected and the number of workers allowed on the land.
Here’s the really cool part: This process actually creates (on the fly) a brand new land NFT.🤯
I know, right? It’s one of those smooth and convenient web3 gaming experiences we’ve all been waiting for: The ability to create and mint something in a game. No fuss, no muss. Easy peasy, geometreezy.
Just imagine the possibilities with that functionality in the future! It’s like our own real world IsoCube technological Power! Mwuahaahaa!! Seriously though, we’ll only use that power for good; in other words, to create fun game experiences that are adorable and addictive.
Hey all! Let’s take a break from our meet the team entries to chat a bit about crafting.
Yes, there is a reason you are collecting all those resources in V0.5! It’s not just about who has the biggest pile of wood and stone.
The Crafting Hall
First we’ll take a look at our crafting space. Our little friends needed a place to put all their trinkets together so we built them a crafting hall. Unlike fantasy games with a “Ye Olde Blacksmithy”, we went a bit more modern with 3D printing machines. We figured that if VOX can have teleportation tech, 3D printing seemed like the way to go.
We have a new friend that lives here–Nuts McBolty– who will help players with the crafting process, overseeing any VOX or ProtoVOX that are spending their time here.
Why build a 3d environment for crafting? Well, we needed to start testing out crafting on landscape for V2. Being a small team we needed to do some R&D work around that, so we might as well combine it with the crafting development that was already happening. This allows part of the team to work out the 3D aspects for the next phase of the project– creating buildings and decoration– without affecting the current development of crafting.
Crafting at its Core for Project Cerberus
In short, crafting is the ability to create items and eventually rooms, decorations and more!
Each Account will have a crafting button available in the Main Map UI that opens the players 3D Print Farm.
1 Printing Station will initially be unlocked for each account.
Additional Printing Stations will be available to unlock.
Each station will have a level from 1-5.
Each station can craft 1 recipe at a time.
A worker slot will require that 1 worker is equipped in order for the Printing Station to function.
Those are the rules, so what can I make? For version 1, the list is limited, and we need your help to make sure the process works before we open up the catalog. Over time we will add more and more items to craft over time– some you can learn, some you can get as rewards and some you can purchase through the store. We will talk about the store in a later dev blog.
With the game’s initial crafting system, you’ll have the ability to craft everything from powerups to more advanced crafting parts and even some surprises.
So How Do I Craft?
First you go to the 3D room and Select a printer and add a VOX…
Select a recipe…
Print!
Collect!
It’s that simple!
Two other systems fold directly into crafting: The store (buy items needed for crafting)
and account leveling, which will allow players to unlock more advanced recipes.
We will talk about those features in a future blog real soon! – The VOX Populi
Welcome to July! It may be hot outside but we’re pleased to announce the coolest new item in the Gala Games store… VOX Land!
As we prepare for Project Cerberus, VOX’s upcoming game, community members have been FOMO’ing hard about VOX land, which will be one of the best ways to get into VOX rewards! So the team got together and came up with a straight bonkers way for anyone to get their hands on a Rare plot this July!
In Flower Frenzy, you’ll help Gala Girl make her garden grow, picking posies and harvesting token rewards that combine the joy of gardening with the excitement of stacking tokens.
These magic VOX flowers grow as fast as Gala Girl can ever hope to pick ‘em!
How to Play
Your goal is to plant as many flowers as you can. Simply tap to plant and watch your garden grow. Each flower you plant brings you closer to earning token rewards. It’s a delightful and relaxing way to accumulate tokens while enjoying the beauty of a blossoming garden.
Features and Benefits
Simple Gameplay: Tap to plant flowers and collect tokens.
Rewarding Experience: Get tokens for planting/watering flowers and completing tasks.
Community Engagement: See who can grow the most beautiful garden.
Completely Free: Enjoy the game without any hidden costs.
Why Play Flower Frenzy?
Flower Frenzy offers a unique blend of relaxation and rewards. Whether you’re a seasoned gamer or new to clicker games, Flower Frenzy provides a soothing yet exciting experience. The best part… the tokens are real! 😎
Start Planting Today
Ready to cultivate your garden and reap the rewards? Join us on Telegram and start planting with Flower Frenzy. Enjoy the simple pleasures of gardening while earning valuable tokens.
You can feel the excitement across every pixel of GalaChain as Project Cerberus starts to take shape. Everyone – human and VOX alike – are ready to start this party!
Before we dive into more about Project Cerberus in the upcoming weeks, we want to highlight more of the amazing real, actual human beings who put up with our constant onslaught of cubes day in and day out to bring you more voxelated glory!
This week, we’ve got a real treat from one of our human VOX pros. Meet Jeff… definitely a human made of squishy stuff just like you!
Tell the People Who You Are!
Hello world! I’m Jeff Brooks, AKA jeffgamedev, and I’m a game developer on VOX. I’ve been developing video games since I was just 11 years old, where I started writing text adventure games in C, and participated in the first ever online game-jams (we used to call them “compos”).
I used ancient niche game libraries and engines that you may have never heard of, such as VERGE, Sphere, ika, Allegro, and Pygame and libGDX. I’ve been working as a professional game developer and full stack engineer for about 14 years now, and have been with the VOX team for just over a year.
I’m a husband, father, and horse owner that lives in the midwest of the United States. I’m a huge fan of the Elder Scrolls and Deus Ex games, and am currently on a mission to complete all of them.
What Guinness Book of World Records record would you like to break?
It’d be impressive to be the person that ported the most retro games to PC in history ever.
If you had to turn into a food, which one would you choose?
A giant chocolate chip cookie cake. Chocolate chip cookies are the best baked good.
If you were a wrestler what would be your entrance theme song?
Guile’s theme from Street Fighter. *FLEX*
Flex Indeed
What’s a TV show you hated that everyone else loved and why did you hate it?
Brooklyn Nine-Nine is not funny.
What’s one super power you would NOT want?
Mind reading.
If you had to eat one meal everyday for the rest of your life what would it be?
Protein bars
The zombie apocalypse is coming, who are 3 people you want on your team?
My wife and 2 kids.
What’s the most embarrassing fashion trend you used to rock?
Sandals with socks. Comfort with convenience. Please don’t judge.
Dad fashion is the final evolution. Double comfort… and we don’t care what you think 😉
What was the worst haircut you ever had?
I had a mullet when I was 5. At the time, I lived in the deep south! That awful Achy Breaky Heart song was on the radio all day.
What’s your favorite thing about VOX?
I’ve been a fan of voxel art forever. Since I was a kid, I always imagined 3D video games would capture the essence of 2D games and put it in a 3D world. VOX is this!
What is your most used emoji?
We believe that human and VOX cooperation is essential for the future of entertainment. We here at VOX believe in fair and equitable treatment of our humans. Boxy or rounded, we’re all working for a better future… squared.
